Christian Makoun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Zamora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Zamora | 32 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Juventus U23 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Inter Miami | 30 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Fort Lauderdale CF (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Charlotte FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | New England Revolution | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | Levski Sofia | 46 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Venezuela U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Venezuela U20 | 14 | (3) |
| 2022– | Venezuela | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes (born 5 March 2000) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as both a defensive midfielder and defender for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia and the Venezuelan national team.[2]
A product of Zamora, Makoun made his debut with the club on 27 July 2016, in a Copa Venezuela match[3] where they beat Atlético Socopó 4–2.[4] On 20 July 2018, he joined Juventus Academy on loan with an option to join permanently.[5]
On 6 August 2019, Makoun joined Inter Miami for their debut campaign,[6] making his debut on 1 March 2020, in a 1–0 defeat against LAFC.[7] On September 5, he was loaned to the affiliate team Fort Lauderdale.[8] After recovering from COVID and establishing himself in both Fort Lauderdale's & Inter Miami's squads,[9]in 2021, he was confirmed in the squad for Inter Miami's second season.[10] He was transferred to Charlotte on 10 January 2022,[11] for the first spot in the MLS Allocation Ranking.[12] On 4 August he was transferred to New England Revolution for General Allocation Money for the 2022 & 2023 season.[13]
On 1 January 2024, Makoun returned to Europe, joining Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 February against Omonia in a 3–1 defeat.[15] On 7 August, he joined Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, signing a three-year contract.[16]
International career
Makoun was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17]
Personal life
He also holds Belgian citizenship through his Belgian-based Cameroonian father.[18] His father, also named Christian Makoun, was a youth international footballer for Cameroon[19] and played during his career for Caïman Douala, Deportivo Pesquero, Club Atlético Huracán, FC Jūrmala, FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit and Belgian clubs Cercle Brugge and Rhodienne-De Hoek.[20]
